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United States Patent | 6,078,348 |
Klosterman ,   et al. | June 20, 2000 |
A system and method for displaying an electronic program schedule guide is provided. The system has areas for displaying program schedule information. In addition, the system also has areas that may be used for displaying movie listings. The system has enhanced recording capabilities, including extending recording time, automatically rescheduling recording, and the like. Finally, the system has features which simplify the setup and installation procedures.
Inventors: | Klosterman; Brian L. (San Ramon, CA); O'Brien; Sean A. (Pleasanton, CA); Milnes; Kenneth A. (Fremont, CA); Schein; Steven M. (Menlo Park, CA); Metzger; Donald (Los Altos Hills, CA); Blake; Todd (San Francisco, CA); Chang; Gordon (San Jose, CA); Warden; David (Redwood City, CA) |
Assignee: | StarSight Telecast Inc. (Fremont, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 876468 |
Filed: | June 16, 1997 |
Current U.S. Class: | 725/40; 725/42; 725/131 |
Intern'l Class: | H04N 007/10 |
Field of Search: | 348/10,906,1,2,5,6,460 455/6.2,6.3,6.1 |
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